that he didn't fall for the trap of calling himself a . . . of critiques. Cosmopolitan, remember, means "citizen of theworld." It stems from Diogenes who explained he wasn't a citizen of any particular state or city but loyal to the entire world. I think this explains the central difference between citified conservatives and citified liberals. The conservatives still have localized attachments — to the community, to the region, to the nation. Citified liberals all too . . . their outlook. They appeal to the United Nations or fret about . . .
Posted in The Corner on Thursday May 8, 2003 at 10:44 AM
who said he wasn't a citizen of any nation, but a citizen of theworld. But it took a member of the Beastie Boys to translate the case for cosmopolitanism into a . . .
Posted in The Corner on Thursday May 6, 2004 at 4:04 PM
I like the Powerline Blog and I think . . . hesitatingly or otherwise — that the Corner "sucks" as a blog . . . just plain lame, particularly considering the prize: So long as our . . .
Posted in The Corner on Wednesday Dec 8, 2004 at 5:43 PM
Washington Post polls, I'm a citizen of theworld. Now, I can't vouch for the accuracy of the latest poll, but assuming it's . . . as possible. Yes, it hurts the image of their party, which . . . Republicans appear to be taking the lion's share of the blame. . . .
Posted in The Corner on Wednesday Jun 8, 2005 at 10:43 AM
happens to Bob Franken when the Weekly World News is proved right and . . . creatures from outer space? His citizen of theworld viewpoint will betray his obvious . . .
Posted in The Corner on Wednesday Jun 8, 2005 at 11:17 AM
Hamburg, Germany, sentenced Mounir El-Motassadeq, the first suspect tried for involvement in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in the U.S., to seven years in prison following a retrial. The Hamburg Higher Regional Court today found the Moroccan national guilty of membership of the Hamburg terror cell that took part in the atrocity, the court's press office said. El-Motassadeq had pleaded not guilty. The court had sentenced the 31-year-old former student in the first trial in February 2003 to the maximum 15 years in prison for being an accessory to the murder of more than 3,000 . . . membership of a terrorist cell. The verdict was overturned by the Federal Court of Justice a year later. The appeals court said then that evidence from the U.S. that might have exonerated . . . hadn't been heard and referred the case back to the regional . . .
Posted in The Corner on Friday Aug 19, 2005 at 9:14 AM
to be very common in the mindset now known as "neoconservatism" . . . a better word) is that the uncomfortableness associated with "we" isn't . . . government. Please. (Oh and for the record, I'm not really a . . .
Posted in The Corner on Wednesday Sep 26, 2007 at 12:09 PM
never seen it, but apparently the movie made a big impact . . . from a movie is in “The Sand Pebbles”, a Steve McQueen vehicle covering American involvement in the Boxer Rebellion. Going upriver to . . . has renounced his citizenship and the local militia would never, ever . . .
Posted in The Corner on Wednesday Sep 26, 2007 at 2:57 PM
From the McCain campaign, a few minutes . . . premature victory lap today in the heart of Berlin, proclaiming himself a "citizen of theworld," John McCain continued to make his case to the American citizens who will decide . . . praise for this country, but the contrast is clear. John McCain . . .
Posted in The Corner on Thursday Jul 24, 2008 at 3:37 PM
